No amount of distro-hopping can fix these problems

XDA Developers

Despite Linux's growing popularity and improved usability, Windows maintains decisive advantages in three key areas: competitive gaming (due to kernel-level anti-cheat software incompatibility with open-source kernels), peripheral software support (manufacturers lack incentive to develop Linux companion apps given ~3-4% desktop market share), and professional software ecosystems (Adobe, AutoCAD, and industry-specific tools remain Windows/macOS-only). The underlying cause in all three cases is Linux's small market share and open-source kernel architecture, structural problems that distro-hopping cannot solve.

Windows still dominates these 3 major arenas, and Linux won't catch up anytime soon

Competitive gaming still has the same flaw on Linux

Out-of-the-box compatibility with peripherals

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You are right, there is no solution for games that use kernel level anti cheat.
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You are wrong in saying that most peripherals don’t work with linux. All of mine did and i did not buy peripherals for Linux, i just use what i already have. And most people will have the same experience.
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You are wrong in saying that linux cannot run windows apps. You may be interested in <a href="https://winboat.app" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">https://winboat.app</a>
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All in all an ill informed article and a very clickbaity title that doesn’t deliver its promise because honestly points 2 and 3 are both areas where linux is already pretty good and heavily closing the gap.

Linux is the answer to proprietary software. The era of proprietary software is ending. Now is the time for cross-platform solutions. Because of Linux’s purity (no ads, telemetry, or other junk), it’s more predictable in many ways and uses PC resources more efficiently. The problem with Linux is that it is poorly marketed, unlike the aggressive Windows. 99% of users don’t need Windows, but they don’t know it.

You are wrong, there are solutions for games that use kernel level anti cheat…the linux community is very powerful and the freedom given by Linux due to its open source philosophy can solve a lot of problem with a big magnitudo. Problems arises because the closed source won’t compete on equal terms and face to face. The fault lies with this, not with what enter the fray with nothing to hide.

I play League, and the moment Riot Games support LoL on Linux, it will be an instant bye bye for Windows
Sadly it is not going to happen in any foreseeable future…

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<li>I just play RPG’s now… there’s no incentive for me to run windows just for sweaty lobbies</li>
<li>I’ve never had an issue with peripherals on Linux… matter of fact i left windows cause their windows drivers are so $#!+</li>
<li>This is really the only field they dominate in but that’s changing as the world moves away from Adobe’s chokehold on the creative industry</li>
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